Show ARID L LAND Nn MAY BE ANNEXED TO UT UTAH OTAH AU AUPart Part of Arizona North of the Colorado River Is Sought RESIDENTS MAKE APPEAL Congress and Utah Legislature Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- lature Asked to Change Boundaries Arizona's arid arM land lying north of ot tho the Colorado river Is to lo become a part of ot Utah It If congress decides to take tale cognizance ance anco of or a a. memorial Introduced Into Inlo the th b by house of representatives yesterday D. D IL Morris of or St. St Geor George c. c Tire The memorial mem morn orial was referred to tho the committee on 01 federal relations and memorials which will take action soon after utter Its appoint appoint- m In ment t n 11 t t. t Tho rho memorial alleges that the tho land landby landby landby by reason of ot Its geographical location Is ts cut off ort from trout the government go of or Arizona territory an and communication with the main part of ot tho the territory Is la almost Impossible Impossible Im tin- possible because of ot tho the river Because of or that fact that part of or tho the territory Innot la is lanot not under uner restraint and CUtS nas become a rendezvous ous for Cor many lawless persons It Is la said that many fugitives from Justice justic justice Jus jus- tic tice have havo settled there thero and that they thoy arc are practically from tion A major portion of the inhabitants have havo all nIl of ot their business dealings with Utah residents and anc tho most mot of ot the property In the tho section Is owned b by residents of ot the state of Utah Because Because Be- Be cause of ot the scarcity of ot water t thoro and antI other natural barriers It Is said that the area will ho bo very slow In developing It can bo be used only for tor grazing purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses at nt present Most 1 of the Is comprised of oC horses sheep heep and cattle that also graze glaze In Utah They go back nn and forth across the tho boundary Un line making It practically Impossible for tor either Utah or Arizona to obtain revenues rove reve by assessment or otherwise from rom the section A majority of or th the tho re residents of tho tUo area have hn petitioned congress to annex annc the tract to Utah and und tho memorial was wt pres presented to tho the Utah legislature In order to secure Its endorsement as well as that of the thc governor and have such legislation enacted that thai will permit th the proposed annexation |